Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)

Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge

2013-05-17 09:23:00

Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...

E.L. Konigsburg dies at 83; award-winning children's book author

2013-04-22 14:14:00

E.L. Konigsburg, who was one of the few children's authors to twice win the Newbery Medal, died Friday at a hospital in Falls Church, Va. She was 83. Konigsburg had a stroke the week before she died, said her son Paul. She won the Newbery Medal, one...

Darrell Wallace Jr. is making NASCAR officials and fans take notice

2013-04-09 00:00:00

The black NASCAR truck with a white "54" on the side gleamed on pit road as its driver walked up for the night's race, prompting three dozen photographers and well-wishers to edge closer. The attraction was 19-year-old Darrell Wallace Jr. As Wallace...

Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll quits amid gambling probes

2013-03-13 12:50:00

Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned Tuesday from the office she has held for more than two years amid an investigation into an alleged illegal-gambling scheme that officials said has led to charges against 57 people. In a brief statement...

Judge rejects 'robo-signing' case, citing prosecution misconduct

2013-03-07 08:54:00

Five giant mortgage firms are shelling out $25 billion to settle claims of "robo-signing" and other foreclosure abuses -- but putting anyone in jail is another matter. In one of only two robo-signing prosecutions nationwide, a judge last week threw...

Cuts at Coronado repair facility could hurt readiness, Navy says

2013-02-27 14:14:01

Hans Massaquoi dies at 87; wrote of growing up black in Nazi Germany

2013-01-22 16:00:00

Hans Massaquoi, a former managing editor of Ebony magazine who wrote a distinctive memoir about his unusual childhood growing up black in Nazi Germany, died in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, his 87th birthday. He had been hospitalized over the...

Scarlett Johansson's celebrity hacker gets 10-year sentence

2012-12-17 15:02:36

Ryan Freel dies; former Reds star was 36

2012-12-24 07:37:00

Ryan Freel, a former Cincinnati Reds player, was found dead Saturday of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Jacksonville, Fla., according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. Freel, 36, retired after the 2009 season after a series...

Tim Tebow is dating an actress?

2012-11-01 09:27:00

In the latest Tim Tebow news, the New York Jets quarterback is being linked to actress Camilla Belle. Tebow, 25, and Belle, 26, were spotted at Latitude 30 in Jacksonville, Fla., on Tuesday night, where some reports suggest that they were being...

Scott McKenzie dies at 73; his 'San Francisco' caught flower-power wave

2012-08-21 00:00:00

Scott McKenzie, whose 1967 hit single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" captured the spirit of the '60s flower-power movement and became a generational touchstone, has died. He was 73. McKenzie died Saturday at his home in Silver...

Hacker should pay Johansson, other celebrities $150,000, feds urge

2012-06-26 21:37:15

Mom, how could you!! Dalina Nicholas, a 36-year-old Jacksonville Beach mom who had been charged with repeatedly selling sex with her 6-year old daughter for drugs and money, has pleaded guilty to four counts of child neglect, reports The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. Six-year-old daughter?

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Kali Davis-White (56) of Boyd Anderson high school finishes ahead of Krystal Sparkling (563) of St. Thomas Aquinas high school and J'Nea Bellamy (302) in the girls 100 meter dash event at the Class 4A State track meet in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday, May 04, 2013.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Kali Davis-White (56) of Boyd Anderson high school finishes ahead of Krystal Sparkling (563) of St. Thomas Aquinas high school in the girls 100 meter dash event at the Class 4A State track meet in Jacksonville, Fla. on Saturday, May 04, 2013.

2013-05-04 00:00:00